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Toronto-Age |OT2|
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Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Might as well go to the hammock district in the middle of winter.Firestorm said:This was more on my last visit at the beginning of the month. August 7th. Was staying at Le Meridian King Edward. We walked from around there (King & Yonge-ish) down to Front and half the places we came across were closed SundaysI was starting to think Torontonians don't eat on Sunday? Y'all are inhuman!
crazy monkey
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I watched sun tv today for some time and I was thinking WTF is this all the time soo bad
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
LOL at a mononrail bringing in "tons of money". I bet you've thought about this as much as Rob Ford.Blackface said:
crazy monkey
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Takao said:
I seriously hope so.
Kuro Madoushi
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I'm so sorry...The Take Out Bandit said:
crimzonflame
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Blackface said:
No doubt but I was mostly insulting Vancouver.
After doing the puzzle pieces and find mii, he can then just go back in and there should be more at the gate. I was confused as to why I only got 10 at a goddamn national US Pokemon tournament and then found out there was more afterwards >.>Roto13 said:Yeah, he just checked seconds ago and found out that he had ten, which is the max you can get without checking.
bitch plz dont evencrimzonflame said:
lunarworks
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Sun TV is essentially a money-losing venture funded by rich right-wingers desperate to get their message across.Takao said:
crimzonflame
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Firestorm said:
Yes, I went there. Montreal and Toronto > Vancouver.
SpaceBridge
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Roto13 said:
Lol, I got 100+ passes during my 3 days there.
The Take Out Bandit
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lunarworks said:
They're all running away from cleveland.
crimzonflame said:
I may visit BC next, just because I'm interested in moving some place where there's not sh*t weather; and if I can get in on that free health care - then I will have one massive excuse to not pursue a career as a dirty poor who draws funnybooks for a living stricken from the record.
Kuro Madoushi said:I'm so sorry...
cleveland is a fate worse than death.
Yes, Darfur is technically worse - but to think cleveland exists in America, where the are cities that are vibrant, forward thinking, and amazing. Yes, it's sh*t.
At least Iowa has corn.
I'm back in cleveland now. What a bummer. I'll miss you packs of cyclists, trash cans with foot pedals to operate, plentiful recycling options, and abundant sexy ladies! ;_;
Quick said:
I live in Toronto but have family who moved to Vancouver and Victoria. I've visited there dozens of times but I wouldn't want to live there.
If you're an outdoorsy person then Vancouver is attractive for the skiing, snowboarding and other mountain sports. Some people live for that stuff and if you do then you will enjoy living in Vancouver. It's also on the ocean and that can be nice if you're into that.
That said - and probably because of the above - Vancouver's night life is really tame. Their clubs are generic also-rans with no style of their own. They have excellent sushi restaurants but anything else is pretty forgettable. The overall culture and streetstyle is nothing like Toronto and aside from East Asians it's not all that ethnically diverse, which gives Toronto so many of its cool signature neighbourhoods.
I actually like Victoria more then Vancouver because it looks wealthier, their harbourfront is really nice (like Toronto's Queens Quay) and the weather on the island is much nicer than Vancouver. It's not as big as Vancouver but as I've said Vancouver as a city is pretty easy to walk away from.
AlphaTwo00
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Yeah, you have to clear it. Huge problem over at PAX when we're just getting new hits like every minute. I jumped from 50 to 490 tags...Firestorm said:
It's going to depend on where you grew up. I can never see myself living downtown Toronto but I would love to move downtown Vancouver near the English Bay area. Obviously also going to depend on what areas you've visited of the city you don't live in. I definitely disagree with Vancouver being a city that's easy to walk away from as do most people I know who grew up there. The points you gave Toronto over Vancouver are even worse in Victoria by the way. It's known as the place you go to study and the place you go to die =P The reason it looks wealthier is that it's where people go after retirement. The "rich" part of Vancouver is the western side and the municipality of West Vancouver on the north shore.Dyno said:
Our European immigration is definitely lower than Toronto's. Most of our population is East and South Asian giving us less of the neighbourhoods you talked about. I'm not a club-person so maybe you're right on that too!
added_time
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Obviously, I love Toronto best of all since it's my home but I hope people don't take this too much into a Canadian city vs city discussion because I think there are great things about Vancouver and Montreal as well.
I'm sure each of the three cities serves a certain type of person well so there is no need put them down.
Come back anytime!
My wife is from the States and a lot of my friends too. Toronto seems to collect a lot of the best Americans that want to move somewhere new.
I'm sure each of the three cities serves a certain type of person well so there is no need put them down.
The Take Out Bandit said:
Come back anytime!
My wife is from the States and a lot of my friends too. Toronto seems to collect a lot of the best Americans that want to move somewhere new.
The reason I would never live in Vancouver, despite my love for (and growing up on) the west coast, is the cost of buying a house. Even Toronto has some $300k-range two bedroom bungalows with a small yard on transit lines. You'd have to nearly triple the price in GVRD, and you're looking at a commute from further out. An older one bedroom would be one of our only solutions, and then having to find a one allowing large dogs.
And then of course, you'll need an employer that supports the markups you'll be facing. :/
Agreeing with this. We had a Toronto vs. Other Canadian cities discussion already. But it always crops up from time to time because people feel the need to defend where they come from. Remember, just be glad we don't live in Cleveland! (sorry, The Take Out Bandit)
And then of course, you'll need an employer that supports the markups you'll be facing. :/
added_time said:
Agreeing with this. We had a Toronto vs. Other Canadian cities discussion already. But it always crops up from time to time because people feel the need to defend where they come from. Remember, just be glad we don't live in Cleveland! (sorry, The Take Out Bandit)
Fuzzy said:Or Hamilton. Come on, you were all thinking it.
I don't know. At least the few downtown strips in Hamilton have stores and it's clean. I'd rather live there than Windsor.
I better hurry up and find some Toronto news, or the thread will degrade into 'find the armpit of Canada' thread!
added_time
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The new census results are going to be released in February. The 2006 population of Toronto was 2,503,281 so I'm curious how much it will have changed since then.
It certainty feels like more people are living downtown since then but I wonder if those people are just moving from other parts of the city or not.
Cities like Detroit and Chicago have lost population over the past five years whereas cities like New York and Austin have increased in population. I think Toronto will trend like the latter.
I'm going to try guessing and say the population will have increased by 100,000.
(I find statistics fascinating) <---NERD
It certainty feels like more people are living downtown since then but I wonder if those people are just moving from other parts of the city or not.
Cities like Detroit and Chicago have lost population over the past five years whereas cities like New York and Austin have increased in population. I think Toronto will trend like the latter.
I'm going to try guessing and say the population will have increased by 100,000.
(I find statistics fascinating) <---NERD
added_time said:
Well, Toronto has more in common with east coast American cities than the rest of the 'Rust Belt'. We've haven't experienced the mass exodus from downtown, like Hamilton, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Detroit have. Manufacturing was an important industry in the city, but we had others avenues to fall back on. The rest of the region are recovering from decades old problems. We've long since moved on.
Regarding growth; Given that well over a third (some years over 40%)of all immigrants land in the GTA, I'd say it's safe to assume our population will be the one of the largest increase by number (and very high % for the large cities). And Toronto is still in a condo building boom, giving people plenty of places to live. I'm not sure if I can 'feel' there are more people, but it's just a safe assumption.
Other population centres around the GTA will continue to expand as well. Brampton always seem like the hottest spot on the west end.
I was born in Newfoundland and have lived in downtown Vancouver and currently live in downtown Toronto. Toronto is much bigger and has a lot more going on than Vancouver, but Vancouver is much prettier and has infinitely nicer summers. Ideally, I'd live in Vancouver during the summer and Toronto for the rest of the year. (Yes, I'd rather have a few months of snow than nine or ten months of rain.)
I jest when I say Toronto sucks so hopefully people don't take that too seriously ;D I do prefer Vancouver for sure but I'd rather live in Toronto than most other cities!
Also you guys are officially more expensive to live in than Vancouver as of last month!!!
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/07/12/toronto-tops-vancouver-on-most-expensive-cities-list/
It doesn't rain that much Roto come on
Also you guys are officially more expensive to live in than Vancouver as of last month!!!
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/07/12/toronto-tops-vancouver-on-most-expensive-cities-list/
It doesn't rain that much Roto come on
It rains that much. It's insane. It really sucks in the fall when the leaves fall and it rains for two weeks straight so you're walking on sludge. Blech.Firestorm said:I jest when I say Toronto sucks so hopefully people don't take that too seriously ;D I do prefer Vancouver for sure but I'd rather live in Toronto than most other cities!
Also you guys are officially more expensive to live in than Vancouver as of last month!!!
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/07/12/toronto-tops-vancouver-on-most-expensive-cities-list/
It doesn't rain that much Roto come on
Firestorm said:I jest when I say Toronto sucks so hopefully people don't take that too seriously ;D I do prefer Vancouver for sure but I'd rather live in Toronto than most other cities!
Also you guys are officially more expensive to live in than Vancouver as of last month!!!
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/07/12/toronto-tops-vancouver-on-most-expensive-cities-list/
It doesn't rain that much Roto come on
Cost of living year to year might be less, but I can't even afford the upfront cost of buying in Vancouver to make it realistic. I do long for mountains and redwoods though. ;_;
Fuzzy said:
Looking it up, it was a pretty small increase from 2001-2006. 2,481,494 to 2,503,281. The rest of the GTA absorbed most of the immigration numbers. I'm curious about what the increase will be this time around, with the large number of residential towers going up.
Would anybody recommend going to a TFC game any time soon? I have a seller on hold for 2 tickets to the Rapids game. I don't really care about MLS, but I do want to experience it at least once, especially at BMO field. I'm more of a Bundesliga (German league) fan... but soccer is soccer
Is it worth it for $80/pair?
Is it worth it for $80/pair?
added_time
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Hieberrr said:Would anybody recommend going to a TFC game any time soon? I have a seller on hold for 2 tickets to the Rapids game. I don't really care about MLS, but I do want to experience it at least once, especially at BMO field. I'm more of a Bundesliga (German league) fan... but soccer is soccer
Is it worth it for $80/pair?
I am the biggest TFC fan in the world. The atmosphere has died a lot since the first seasons with a lot of empty seats now. They've sucked for so long that a lot of people have given up.
Not me though.
The supporters are in the south corner so I would suggest sitting (standing) in the south end or in sections 110 or 111 if you can get tickets in those places.
The standard of soccer in MLS is a lot lower than European leagues but improving a lot every year.
In fact, since you are a Bundesliga fan, I'll point out that TFC signed Torsten Frings and we have him for the next 2 seasons. He is the best player on the team by far obviously.
That's pretty much ground zero financial district. Place kinda shuts down over the weekend.Firestorm said:This was more on my last visit at the beginning of the month. August 7th. Was staying at Le Meridian King Edward. We walked from around there (King & Yonge-ish) down to Front and half the places we came across were closed Sundays
Azih said:
It's true, most tourist won't leave the core to actually see the city. Neighborhoods like the Annex, Roncesvalles, the Beaches, and the Danforth are much more lively on the weekend and after office hours during the week. And you actually get the chance to take in the city that residents live in.
There's a lot of green space outside of the immediate core that goes undiscovered by residents and tourist alike. David A Balfour Park at St Clair and Yonge is an amazing ravine, as is the slightly busier Cedarvale, and the quieter west end of High Park.
I mean, sure, Yonge St and Eaton are always busy too, but I'd rather not spend too much time there.
BigJonsson
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Zombie James
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Again with the "silent majority" bullshit.
added_time
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Zombie James said:
They care so much that they aren't saying anything!
Zombie James
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DoctorWho said:
Don't worry, it won't get built. The Fords will go on about how it won't cost taxpayers a dime, the private sector will gladly pay for everything! Which, of course, won't happen, just like the Sheppard subway extension.
DoctorWho said:
Rogers Centre IS a football stadium after all. If we're building anything sports related, let's make it an actual baseball stadium please. There are also many gorgeous parks in MLB, and we're stuck with this. :/
But I think the Ford's single track mind is what is most disturbing. There's no public outcry for this movement, and it seems like they would divert any resource required if the NFL actually did want to move here on a permanent basis.